1986–87 Washington Bullets season

The 1986–87 NBA season was the Bullets 26th season in the NBA and their 14th season in the city of Washington, D.C..[1]

1986–87 Washington Bullets season
Head coachKevin Loughery
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
Home Team Sports
RadioWTOP

Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
112John WilliamsPF/C United StatesLouisiana State
121Anthony JonesSG/SF United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
236Steve MitchellPG United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
358David HendersonPG United StatesDuke
482Barry MungarF United StatesSt. Bonaventure
5104Paul Fortier United StatesWashington
6128Lorenzo Duncan United StatesSam Houston State
7150Joe Price United StatesNotre Dame

Roster
Roster listing
Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 14 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Boston College
C 10 Bol, Manute 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Bridgeport
F 33 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) South Alabama
G 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Portland
G 15 Johnson, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest
C 23 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Albany State
G 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State
F/C 4 Malone, Moses 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Petersburg HS (VA)
F 42 Murphy, Jay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Boston College
F 5 Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Central Michigan
F 31 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 2 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Alabama
F 34 Williams, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) LSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 5923.720–39–220–2115–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4537.5491428–1317–2412–12
x-Washington Bullets 4240.5121727–1415–2613–11
New Jersey Nets 2458.2933519–225–3612–12
New York Knicks 2458.2933518–236–358–16
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5923.720–
2 y-Atlanta Hawks5725.6952
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks5032.6109
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4537.54914
6 x-Washington Bullets4240.51217
7 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50018
8 x-Chicago Bulls4042.48819
9 Cleveland Cavaliers3151.37828
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29335
11 New York Knicks2458.29335


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1986-87 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston 3–3—6–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–6—5–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
Cleveland 2–42–31–5—0–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
Dallas 0–20–21–12–0—4–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–12–4—0–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
Detroit 3–32–33–35–11–12–0—1–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
Golden State 1–10–22–01–10–51–41–1—4–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–4—2–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
Indiana 3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–2—2–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–2—0–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–0—1–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
Milwaukee 3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–1—4–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
New Jersey 0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–4—5–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
New York 1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–5—3–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
Philadelphia 3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–3—1–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–1—2–42–32–31–54–10–2
Portland 1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–2—3–24–14–23–21–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–3—3–32–31–51–1
San Antonio 0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–3—1–42–40–2
Seattle 0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–1—3–21–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–3—1–1
Washington 0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1986–87 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 7–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 0–6)
December: 7–7 (Home: 2–4; Road: 5–3)
January: 8–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–4)
February: 9–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 5–4)
March: 5–10 (Home: 5–4; Road: 0–6)
April: 6–5 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–2)
1986–87 schedule

Playoffs
1987 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
1987 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Washington Bullets: Pistons win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References
  1. 1986-87 Washington Bullets

See also
  • 1986-87 NBA season
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